Beethoven-Waldstein Piano Sonata, op. 53, mvmt. 1 (arr. Miller)(SP-7)-B/2V/C/3M/5T

The Waldstein Sonata was composed by Beethoven in 1804 and dedicated to Count Ferdinand von Waldstein who arranged for Beethoven to study with Haydn. Allan Miller's arrangement of the sonata brings new light to this classic work. Many different compositional techniques are executed to bring life the Waldstein Sonata.

Number of Players: 7
Difficulty: Grade 6
Instrumentation:

Player I: Vibraphone

Player II: Marimba

Player III: Marimba

Player IV: Bells, Marimba

Player V: Marimba

Player VI: Marimba, Vibraphone

Player VII: 5 Timpani

Ludwig van Beethoven was born in Bonn, Germany around 1770. He is known for his expansion of the orchestral styles of the classical period and as a bridge to the romantic period of composition.